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November 9, 2004
Fairfax, Virginia — In recognition of the economic
power of multicultural businesses, DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’
leading multicultural B2B online portal, recently named EMW, Inc.
as one of the top 100 diversity-owned businesses in Virginia.
The Div100 is the 5th annual listing of the State’s top 100
diversity-owned businesses. Ranging in revenue size from $3 million
to over 1000 million, the companies listed on the Div100 represent
the State’s top multicultural earners and challenge the long-held
notion that a diversity-owned business is small or insignificant.
The Power of Diversity Business
It is no longer just “the right thing” to do business
with diversity suppliers. Affected by recent economic and demographic
trends and changes, corporations throughout the country are realizing
that diversity in suppliers positively impacts their business. Diversity-owned
businesses contribute over $1.4 trillion in sales to the U.S. economy.
“Diversity businesses are a growing force in the U.S. economy,
and a force to be reckoned with,” said Kenton Clarke, CEO
of Computer Consulting Associates International, the company that
built DiversityBusiness.com. “It’s no longer only about
the Fortune 1000, or the Fortune 1000. This is a whole business
segment that can carry its own, that provides jobs and valuable
products and services, and generates wealth for their communities.
These are the new leaders of American business.”
EMW, Inc. President, Tony Bui said, “EMW, Inc. is committed
to offering our employees a flexible and rewarding atmosphere to
nourish their creativity, challenge their spirit, and enable their
growth—both personally and professionally. We are dedicated
to our work and to our customers: this type of dedication has led
us to grow the business in a significant way within the last three
years. We are proud to showcase what a business with a diverse background
can achieve in this great nation of ours.”
The Div100
The Div100 is a classification that represents the top 100 diversity-owned
(women, African-Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Indian and
other minority groups) businesses in the U.S., in sectors such as
technology, manufacturing, food service and professional services.
Large organizational buyers throughout the country that do business
with multicultural and women-owned businesses use the list. The
Div100 is produced annually by DiversityBusiness.com (formerly Div2000.com),
the nation's leading multicultural B2B Internet portal that links
large organizational buyers to multicultural product and service
suppliers.
The winning companies will be honored at a special awards ceremony
at DiversityBusiness.com’s 4th Annual Multicultural Business
Conference, taking place March 17 – 19, 2004 at the Foxwoods
Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
“The Div100 companies are the heroes of diversity-owned business
in America,” said Kenton Clarke. “While Fortune magazine
lists the best companies for minorities to work for, we list the
top businesses owned by minorities. These are the people that have
conquered the hurdles and made the sacrifices, building and strengthening
their communities, providing jobs and helping to keep the fabric
of the U.S. economy together.”
For the complete list of winning companies, please visit: http://www.div2000.com
About EMW, Inc.
EMW was founded in 1995 by engineers and managers who formerly held
senior positions in well known telecommunications and information
technology companies to pursue their vision for this new company.
Our core business is providing information and communication technology
services in the areas of planning, engineering and implementation;
project and program management; systems integration; operations
and maintenance; and training. Our competencies range over all aspects
of inside and outside plant; feeder, access and inter-office networks;
switching, transmission, multiplexing and data communications equipment;
network management, operations support, and asset management systems;
information assurance; web enabling; applications software; and
beyond. While staying abreast of today’s technologies, we
keep a watchful eye on technology trends, and are very serious about
future-proofing our solutions.
We play in the global marketplace, and are proud to serve a wide
spectrum of distinguished clients from defense and government agencies,
as well as commercial enterprise. Our watchwords are competency,
innovation, integrity, and—above all—respect and care
for the customer.
About DiversityBusiness.com
Launched in 1999, with over 25,000 members DiversityBusiness.com
is the largest organization of diversity-owned businesses throughout
the United States that provide goods and services to Fortune 1000
companies, government agencies and colleges and universities. The
site has gained national recognition and has won numerous awards
for its content and design. DiversityBusiness.com is produced by
Computer Consulting Associates International Inc. (CCAii.com) of
Southport, CT. CCA was founded in 1980 by CEO Kenton Clarke
For additional information, please contact:
Trey Jones
11320 Random Hills Road
Suite 120
Fairfax, VA 22030
tjones@emw.com
Tel: +1 (703) 273-5801 |
